S.S. Beaver edges OLSH

With only four returning starters on offense, South Side Beaver entered the season with plenty of inexperience on its side. But the first game turned out to be a terrific experience for the Rams.

South Side Beaver was impressive against a ranked team, knocking off Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 28-21, in the Western Pennsylvania Legends Classic Saturday at North Allegheny.

OLSH came into the nonconference game as the Post-Gazette’s No. 4 WPIAL Classs 1A team. South Side Beaver, a 2A team which finished 4-6 a year ago, got a big game from T.J. Botkin to turn back the Chargers. Botkin rushed for 154 yards on 30 attempts.

Trenton Seik had a hand in three of South Side Beaver’s touchdowns. He threw touchdown passes of 6 and 20 and also ran 1 yard for a score.

Other games

McGuffey 28, Frazier 13: Marshall Whipkey’s two touchdown passes to Brendan Crowe in the fourth quarter propelled the Highlanders to a win in another Legends Classic game. Adam Townsend rushed for 134 yards on 19 carries for McGuffey, and Whipkey finished 4 of 6 for 78 yards.

Brentwood 32, Carrick 8: Quarterback Mike Trent and receiver Austin Veatch were a lethal pass-catch combination as the Spartans rolled over the City League Raiders at Cupples Stadium. Trent completed 15 of 24 passes for 266 yards and four touchdowns while Veatch caught six passes for 167 yards and three scores.

Western Beaver 43, Avella 0: Western Beaver held visiting Avella to 7 yards rushing and shut out the Eagles in a non-conference game. Raven Chandler rushed for 139 yards on eight carries for the Golden Beavers.